Articles tagged with: Pacific AIDS Network

From the Pacific AIDS Network in BC, what new research tells us about housing, health and HIV/AIDS

From the chilly houses in New Zealand’s south to the single-room-occupancy units of Vancouver’s downtown eastside, housing is making big a difference for community health ― including for people living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS. As we gear up for PAN’s Positive Living, Positive Homes research project, here is a summary of recent research that brings insights on the importance of housing for health.
It is well known that poor housing contributes to a variety of health conditions.

This article first appeared on the website of Pacific AIDS Network here. Republished with permisision of the author. Folllow PAN on twitter at @PAN_CBR
I didn’t attend AIDS 2012 in Washington last July, but I do remember that when others came back they were all abuzz about the concept of the treatment cascade as possibly the next “big thing” in the way that we conceptualize HIV prevention and treatment. Now, many months later, and numerous references to the treatment cascade in meeti

Guest writer CATIE’s James Wilton explores the challenges and opportunities in moving research around new HIV prevention technologies like treatment as prevention into practice

This article first appeared on the website of Pacific AIDS Network here. Republished with permisision of the author. Folllow PAN on twitter at @PAN_CBR
Moving research on new “biomedical” HIV prevention technologies into practice
By James Wilton
Recent research findings have improved our understanding of HIV transmission and prevention and could change the landscape of our response to the HIV epidemic. In the past few years, several new HIV prevention approaches, such as post-exposure

It was my first year attending the Gay Men’s Health Summit this November (the 8th annual organized by the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health) and the organizers dished out an impressive program.
While efforts to de-stigmatize HIV testing have been encouraging everyone who has ever had sex to get tested (an important effort!) HIV remains a heavy burden for the gay community, an issue conference organizers insist needs to be brought into the light. While in Vancouver it is

Pacific AIDS Network’s Andrea Langlois has written a fascinating account of “What’s Hot in HIV Research” focussing on novel and exciting ways to collect and disseminate new knowledge on the HIV front.

This article first appeared on the Pacific AIDS Networks’s own website here.
Is there space for creativity in research? Yes!
Within the HIV/AIDS movement, we’ve been fortunate to have art play such an important role over the years, and for all the creative people in our midst. And, in some cases, this creativity has seeped into the research realm and led to the development of novel ways to collect and to disseminate knowledge, be it through photography, visual art, theatre or dance

Pacific AIDS Network and the Ontario AIDS Network team up to develop leadership skills in HIVers; the results are in and it’s working

Some take on leadership by choice, others by accident.
Says Wayne Bristow, PositiveLIte.com writer from Guelph, Ontario “the first time I thought about learning more about HIV and myself was in 2006. I took the Positive Leadership Level One course. I was about to lose my job of 27 years and I thought the course could help motivate me to move forward with my future. It was during the course that I learned it was designed to find the leader in me. What I gained from it was the knowledge and co

The B Side is back for another session this fall! This free 10 week pre-registered group is once again being provided through the LGBT program of Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto.

Please pass the word on to your clients, networks, friends or anyone who you think might be interested.***The B Side: Exploring Bisexuality***A 10 week group for people who are exploring their attraction to more than one gender or struggling with what their bisexuality means to them and their lives.When: Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00pm, October 13 - December 15, 2010Where: Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne Street, TorontoTopics: **exploring attraction ** bisexual myths & stereotypes *